O'Brien Award winner McCoy prepares for combine

FORT WORTH - Colt McCoy says he's throwing 40-50 balls a day in an intense rehabilitation program he hopes will have him ready to participate fully in the NFL draft combine that begins next week.

McCoy said the nerve injury in his right shoulder is "really coming along" and is close to being 100-percent healed. The former Texas quarterback said it will be up to his doctors whether he will throw at the combine but he will do everything he is able to do in Indianapolis.

On Monday night, McCcoy was recognized with the Davey O'Brien Award as the nation's top quarterback.

In the Bowl Championship Series title game Jan. 7 against Alabama, McCoy took a hard tackle on the Longhorns' fifth offensive play. That pinched a nerve and caused his throwing arm to go numb, and he didn't return to the game Alabama won 37-21.